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Welcome to the last week of April. We made it through another month. This makes me especially happy because it means that we’re almost to the end of the school year. With the exception of last year, I think this is one of the first years that most parents are equally as excited as the kids for the end of May to come.
Or at least this parent is.
All kidding aside, I’m proud of my kiddo and how well he handled this last school year. It certainly was not easy by any stretch of the imagination. It did not go the way anyone was planning on but he made it. And so did a lot of other kids all over the world. In fact, we should all be proud of the younger generation. They’ve handled this unprecedented time well considering their age. Even if some don’t understand the severity of the situation, they still did a good job. And, hopefully, this year will be a good example of what we need to implement in our educational system and what can get thrown out.
My vote for first up at the chopping block? Mandatory standardized state testing. It’s bullshit. It doesn’t teach the kids anything. And it only serves to stress them, the teachers, and their parents out. It can go the way of the dodo.
Romance Tidbits
Apparently #copypastecris is back and suing Twitter. The request is to take down the tweets and accounts that talked about her alleged plagiarism. Which is an interesting stance to take…I guess. I mean, if I was at the center of a plagiarism scandal, I would keep my head down and not call any more attention to myself. My advice would be to go the way of the force behind #cockygate and just fade away. I mean, I’m sure she’s still out there writing stuff; she’s just not as in the public face as she was a couple of years ago when she came out with her court case.
There is a MMF Headless Horseman erotic horror novella that is going be released soon. And there’s a string of words that I never thought would be put together before, although if Ichabod looks like Tom Mison then I would at the very least be intrigued. This does fall under the umbrella of monster romance, which is actually a genre of romance that I’ve haven’t dipped my toe into yet. Which isn’t to say I won’t ever. But I’ve always found the overlap of horror and/or romance and erotica to be very interesting, because there is a connection and it’s something I may research a little bit later.
We could chalk it up to how often the people in horror movies hook up during the murdering shenanigans but, I’ll be honest, I’ve never gotten that. The only time it made sense to me was in Cabin Fever because that was a situation where once you got the illness you were gone. There was no hope for you at all. So, yeah, I would totally go out on an orgasmic high. But with a serial killer chasing us? Naw, we’re gonna wait if we have a fighting chance. I promise I’ll rock your world if we make it out, but I’m not pausing for sexy times when a goalie with a machete is after us.
From Book Riot and Around the Web
Speaking about things that both excite and frighten, check out this list of erotic horror titles from the Book Riot Vault.
Enough with the bad sex awards because we know we have that in spades, especially outside the romance genre. Time to boost up those remarkably great sex scenes!
Here are some of the highly anticipated LGBTQ YA romances headed our way soon.
Here are some more awesome romances to pick up as recommended by Eloisa James.
New Release and Deals
Here are some of the new releases hitting the shelves this week.
An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler by Vanessa Riley
A Wicked Bargain for the Duke by Meg Frampton
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The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (mass market re-release)
Wild Dreams by Mari Carr
The Hate Project by Kris Ripper*
Up in Smoke by Annabeth Albert
It Takes a Thief by Sloane Steele
*I read this one and found it delightful because it was the first time I had read about two grumps in the same relationship. I also felt it was a good representation of someone with anxiety, and how their loved ones accommodate them in it.
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As for deals, Destiny’s Embrace and Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins is $1.99; not sure if I mentioned this before but it always bears to repeat anything about Ms. Bev. I am also not sure why the bookends in the trilogy are the ones on sale but a deal is still a deal right? She’s the One by Sandra Kitt is also $1.99. A Change of Heart by Sonali Devis currently $2.99. And you can pick up Spice and Smoke by Suleikha Snyder for free.
And that’s it for now. As always, you can follow me on Twitter under @Pscribe801. Until we meet again.